Politics & Government News

2:51 PM on Thursday, July 16

The Trump administration is drastically shortening visas for foreign journalists in the U.S. The new rule announced by the Department of Homeland Security limits visas to 240 days, down from up to five years

12:52 PM on Thursday, July 16

Republicans on the House Budget Committee have advanced a $95 billion package for the Iran war, farm aid and President Donald Trump’s push for strict new voter ID requirements

12:27 PM on Thursday, July 16

The Trump administration has finalized a rule that will prevent international students from staying in the U.S. for more than four years unless they seek and obtain government approval, a departure from long-standing practice

12:27 PM on Thursday, July 16

President Donald Trump's media company is planning to charge for special high-speed access to Truth Social posts, including possibly his own affecting national security and financial markets

12:25 PM on Thursday, July 16

12:13 PM on Thursday, July 16

Fighting between the U.S. and Iran has intensified

11:42 AM on Thursday, July 16

The White House says President Donald Trump's teleprompter operator is on unpaid leave after reports that he used his inside knowledge to make bets about the president's speeches on the online prediction market Kalshi

11:42 AM on Thursday, July 16

President Donald Trump’s nominee to run the Department of Labor is trying to win over U.S. senators

11:39 AM on Thursday, July 16

President Donald Trump's administration has worked to stop offshore wind development on the grounds it’s a national security risk since late last year, halting work on major projects and buying back leases

11:22 AM on Thursday, July 16

President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Transportation Security Administration addressed a Senate confirmation hearing Thursday

10:41 AM on Thursday, July 16

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche was expected to meet Thursday with accusers of Jeffrey Epstein after a key Republican senator said it was necessary to earn his support for Blanche’s nomination to lead the Justice Department

10:10 AM on Thursday, July 16

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has convened leaders from over 60 countries to take part in the Trump administration’s latest effort to quell what it calls “left-wing” political terrorism

9:44 AM on Thursday, July 16

Brazil has criticized a new U.S. tariff on certain Brazilian imports and says it plans to impose reciprocal tariffs

9:18 AM on Thursday, July 16

The Trump administration is reviving a rule that could deny green cards to immigrants who use public benefits that could include food stamps, Medicaid, housing vouchers and more

7:08 AM on Thursday, July 16

The U.S. government has designated two new Mexican cartels as foreign terrorist organizations

5:26 AM on Thursday, July 16

President Donald Trump is set to address the nation on topics he says will include elections and voting machines, suggesting he could revisit long-debunked conspiracy theories about his 2020 defeat to Democrat Joe Biden

1:23 AM on Thursday, July 16

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shook up his wartime government, drawing thousands into the streets across Ukraine to protest the dismissal of his youthful defense minister, Mykhailo Fedorov

9:08 PM on Wednesday, July 15

President Donald Trump is set to address the nation on topics he says will include elections and voting machines

9:02 PM on Wednesday, July 15

Markwayne Mullin is facing his first major test as Homeland Security secretary after three people were killed in encounters with ICE officers in less than a week

9:01 PM on Wednesday, July 15

The twice-yearly changing of the clocks could be a thing of the past if legislation currently in Congress that calls for permanent daylight time makes it through